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Dick (#
21278801
)
Mulatto, male
Petition #
21278801
, filed in North Carolina (1788)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Punishments Received: jailed as a slave
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1788. Origins of freedom: grandson of an Indian woman; manumitted by John Smith.
Family roles(s)
grandson
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